Carroll Campus Programs
UNI/DMACC 2+2 Program

The UNI/DMACC 2+2 Program is a self-contained, degree granting, off-campus elementary education and/or early childhood education teaching preparation program. The program has a specific focus on rural education and features the use of technology in the instructional delivery system. It is the state of Iowa's only fully collaborative teacher education degree granting program between a community college, DMACC, and a regent's university, University of Northern Iowa.

2 + 2 B.A. Degree Programs with UNI

• B.A. Technology Management/General Business Concepts minor

• B.A. Elementary Education

• B.A. Instructional Strategist/Elementary Education (ISEE)

MISSION:

Provide a quality elementary education teacher preparation program for place bound students in west central Iowa.

To develop a "model program" for the delivery of a professional sequence that clearly illustrates the values of institutional collaboration.

To demonstrate how technology can be an integral part of a distance learning delivery system.

FACTS:

The Program was developed with assistance of seed money from the Fund of Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE).

The Program has been in full operation since 1994.

The partnership between DMACC and UNI has become a model for the use of collaboration.

The Program has clearly demonstrated that technology can be used to provide access and opportunity to place bound students. Many of the professional courses are offered through the interactive fiber optics Iowa Communications Network.

The Program's graduates are helping fill the need for rural teachers in West Central Iowa.

For more information, contact:

Roger Kueter, Department of Teaching, email: roger.kueter@uni.edu

Des Moines Area Community College Carroll Campus
906 N. Grant Road, Carroll, Iowa 51401
Phone: 712-792-1755 or 1-800-622-3334 | Fax: 712-792-6358 | Email Carroll.